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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.11

জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ আনিলা ভিক্ষার লাগিয়া ।

যথেষ্ট ভিক্ষা করিলা তেঁহো নিন্দার লাগিয়া ॥ ১১ ॥

jagannāthera prasāda ānilā bhikṣāra lāgiyā

yatheṣṭa bhikṣā karilā teṅho nindāra lāgiyā

Translation

A large quantity of the remnants of food from Lord Jagannātha was brought in for distribution. Rāmacandra Purī ate sumptuously, and then he wanted to find faults in Jagadānanda Paṇḍita.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receiving hospitality yet seeking faults

  1. 1

    A large quantity of Lord Jagannātha’s food remnants was brought for distribution.

  2. 2

    Rāmacandra Purī ate sumptuously. He received generously from the food provided.

  3. 3

    After eating, he wanted to find faults in Jagadānanda Paṇḍita. The account contrasts receiving hospitality with seeking faults in another.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter describes the history of the Lord’s dealings with Rāmacandra Purī. Although Rāmacandra Purī was one of the disciples of Mādhavendra Purī, he was influenced by dry Māyāvādīs, and therefore he criticized Mādhavendra Purī.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. jagannāthera prasādaremnants of the food of Lord Jagannātha
  2. ānilābrought
  3. bhikṣāra lāgiyāfor feeding
  4. yatheṣṭa bhikṣā karilāate sumptuously
  5. teṅhohe
  6. nindāra lāgiyāto find some fault
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Audārya · Love that moves outward

    The freely offered gift of bhakti and prema, especially through nāma-saṅkīrtana and Mahāprabhu’s compassionate dealings. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “distribution”, “generously”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When I receive someone’s care, do I notice their kindness or look for faults?

Practice

Thank someone for a specific act of hospitality today without adding a criticism.

Live this todayReceiving hospitality yet seeking faultsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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